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[11Bus-Crash]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=School Bus Crash]

Five children were injured in a school bus accident in Martinsville.
Officials say Juan Antonio Lopez from North Carolina was driving east on Stultz Road around 3-30 yesterday when he crossed the center line and hit the bus.
Lopez was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license.
The injured children were 11 and 12 years old.
No word on the extent of their injuries.

[11Chase-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-10 TC1:42:04]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
A teenager could still be charged with killing his friend in a traffic accident.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]
Police say 18-year-old Josh Fralin drove more than 100 miles an hour through downtown Rocky Mount just after midnight Friday-- trying to ditch police.
Fralin came over this hill and lost control, hitting a telephone pole, uprooting three trees and landing in a ravine.

Police say they quit chasing Fralin a mile before he crashed.
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[SOT 10:03:39]
[IN Q=You've got to keep]
((YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC IN MIND BE IT GOING JUST TO A CALL OR IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO STOP A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER DID THIS. HE WAITED AND WITHIN FOUR TENTHS OF A MILE HE CHOSE NOT TO PURSUE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER.))
[SUPER=01-R. B. Jenkins/Rocky Mount Police Chief;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=any further]
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[VO-NAT]
Fralin suffered only scrapes but his friend, 16-year-old A-J Perdue, died later Saturday morning.
Neither one was wearing a seatbelt, and police say they may have been drinking.
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[Prosecutor-Killed]

A popular town prosecutor in Kentucky was shot and killed in his own home, in front of his wife and children.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Burkesville, KY;]

The incident happened yesterday morning.
Authorities say gunman Eddie Vaughn entered the home of Commonwealth's Attorney Fred Capps HOURS before they were to face each other in court.
Vaughn was an alleged child molester Capps was preparing to prosecute.
Witnesses say Capps died trying to protect his family.
Capps fatally shot Vaughn before he died.
An autopsy showed Vaughn was killed by two shots from Capps' gun.
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[11Hemings-Street]

The new Ninth and 10th Street Connector leads to the neighborhood where Sally Hemings settled after being freed from slavery.
The Fifeville neighborhood wants to honor the woman made famous by D-N-A evidence as Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress and the mother of some of his children.
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[SOT 15:13:26]
[IN Q=But Sally]
((AGNES WHITE/HEMINGS STREET OPPONENT: BUT SALLY HEMINGS IS GAINING HER CELEBRITY-HOOD BECAUSE OF HER ASSOCIATION WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON. AND THAT ASSOCIATION AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IS NOTHING TO BE CELEBRATED OR TO BE PROUD OF. Why? SHE WAS A SLAVE, SHE WAS PROPERTY, SHE WAS CHATTEL. SHE HAD NO RIGHTS. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL HIM NO.))
[sot 15:30:31 ]
((VIRGINIA DAUGHERTY/CHARLOTTESVILLE MAYOR: WELL THE HEMINGS FAMILY WAS UNIQUE IN THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR FREEDOM. ... OWNED 12 PIECES OF PROPERTY.))
[SUPER=01-Agnes White/Hemings Street Opponent; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Virginia Daugherty/Charlottesville Mayor; :22]
[RUNS=:39]
[OUT Q=of property.]
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[VO-NAT]

City Council will vote on "Sally Hemings Street" or just "Hemings Street" in two weeks.
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[11Winn-Dixie]

Several Winn- Dixie stores around the area are now closed.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Yesterday was the last day of operation for five local stores, including three in Lynchburg.
They were closed as part of a downsizing effort by the supermarket's national headquarters.
Some customers say they're losing their neighborhood grocery store.
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[SOT 1:43:30]
[IN Q=Whenever we]
((E.M. CREWS/WINN- DIXIE CUSTOMER: WHENEVER WE DROPPED DOWN THROUGH HERE, WE JUST COULD ALWAYS COME TO THIS STORE, DOING BUSINESS DOWN THIS WAY, WE COULD RUND OVER HERE TO THE STORE AND THE OTHER THING IT WAS JUST CONVENIENT FOR US TO COME INTO.))
[SUPER=01-E. M. Crews/Winn-Dixie Customer]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=us to come into.]
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[VO-NAT]

Customers received a 30 percent discount on their purchases, but the pickings were slim.
Most of the inventory had been sold, leaving bare shelves in many of the stores.
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[11Pigeon-Problem]

The Roanoke City Health Department is slapping a fresh coat of paint on an old problem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; ]
For years the health department has dealt with complaints about the pigeon dropping problem in downtown Roanoke.
Now, they are checking into an innovative suggestion to stop the birds from landing on ledges and roofs.
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[SOT tc 00:02:46]
[IN Q=We had a reader]
((DICK TABB/ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER: WE HAD A READER I BELIEVE FROM WASHINGTON DC WHO SUGGESTED WE USE A BLUE PAINT ON LEDGES AND THE TOPS OF BUILDINGS THAT HE HAD INFORMATION THAT THIS WOULD ACTUALLY REPEL PIGEONS AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONFIRMED YET.))
[SUPER=01-Dick Tabb/Environmental Health Manager; ]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=confirmed yet.]
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[VO-NAT]
The idea is, the pigeons won't land on the sky blue painted areas because they think it IS the sky.
The pigeons are a health concern because they carry diseases and their droppings can cause lung infections in humans.

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[Health-Check]

Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
ON CAM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON THE FOODS YOU COOK
TO LOWER THE RISK OF FOOD POISONING. FOR EXAMPLE- YOU MIGHT THINK IF A
BURGER IS COOKED SO THERES NO PINK ON THE INSIDE- OR THE JUICES OF MEAT
ARE RUNNING CLEAR-NOT SO SAYS THE LATEST RESEARCH. THE MIDDLE OF A
BURGER WILL TURN BROWN BEFORE A THIRD OF HARMFUL GERMS ARE KILLED. SO
YOUR BEST WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD POISONING- A MEAT
THERMOMETER.
HERE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS:
GRFX
STEAKS AND ROASTS: 145 IN THE MIDDLE
BURGERS AND RIBS- 160
EGGS- 160
CHICKEN OR TURKEY- 180
VT=VO
ALSO - HOW MUCH WATER WILL YOU DRINK TODAY? IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST AMERICANS
THE ANSWER WILL BE NOT ENOUGH. ONLY ONE IN THREE PEOPLE DRINK AT LEAST 8
GLASSES OF WATER A DAY- MOST DRINK LESS THAN 6.... SOME DRINK NONE. THE
BOTTOM LINE:
DONT DRINK ENOUGH WATER AND YOU'LL FEEL MORE TIRED, MORE HUNGRY, HAVE
DRIER SKIN AND BE MORE PRONE TO HEADACHES.
VT=VO
AND FINALLY- YOU'D THINK WITH THE HIGH STRESS LEVELS AND HOSTILE CROWDS-
AN UMPIRE WOULD BE AT RISK FOR MORE DISEASES AND AN EARLY DEATH. WELL-
TO THE CONTRARY- A NEW STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS
MEDICINE FINDS UMPIRES DO NOT STRIKE OUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE
EXPECTANCY- ITS THE SAME AS THE GENERAL POPULATION- AND THERE'S A VERY
HIGH LEVEL OF JOB SATISFACTION- DESPITE HAVING EVERYONE YELLING AT YOU.
THE STUDY DID NOT LOOK AT UMPIRES NOTORIOUSLY BAD EYESIGHT HOWEVER.
ON CAM
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. I'M DR. DAVE HNIDA, FOR
CBS NEWS.))

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Investigators say they do NOT suspect foul play in the death of a 44- year- old Floyd County man, who was found dead inside a burning mobile home over the weekend.
Neighbors identified him as Brian Streeter.
Authorities believe the victim was smoking and fell asleep.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Dozens of injuries and hundreds of evacuations after an earthquake struck the Turkish capital of (AHN-kah-rah) Ankara early today...
Scientists say the quake registered five-point-nine on the Richter scale, and lasted about 30 seconds.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And Atlanta Brave bad- boy John Rocker has been sent down to the minors.
Rocker was optioned to the Braves' Triple- A Club in Richmond.
The move comes one day after Rocker threatened the reporter who wrote the story in which he spoke against gays, minorities and foreigners.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, June 6 .
[ANCHOR=Patrick]

Dozens of people are injured.
Hundreds have fled their homes.
Scientists say the quake registered five-point-nine on the Richter scale, and was centered about 60 miles north of the capital.
The quake lasted about 30 seconds.
It's not the first time Turkey has been shaken by earthquakes--
Two of them struck in August and November --killing more than 18- thousand people.
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The train was traveling about 150 miles- per- hour when it partially left the tracks, just northeast of Paris.
Seven of the 500 people on board sustained only minor injuries.
Authorities are investigating what caused the derailment.
Meanwhile, the accident came one day after a man admitted derailing a train in central France, killing two people and injuring 13 others.
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[11Floyd-Fire]

Investigators say they do NOT suspect foul play in the death of a Floyd County man who died over the weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;]

Authorities have NOT confirmed the man's identity but neighbors say he was Brian Streeter.
The 44- year old was found dead inside a burning mobile home in Batman Thumper Village Sunday morning.
The trailer did NOT have electricity.
Investigators believe the victim was smoking and fell asleep.
Wanda Harris lives next door and called 9-1-1.
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[SOT 00:27:55....00:35:41]
[IN Q=He was ]
((WANDA HARRIS/NEIGHBOR: HE WAS BIG HELP TO ME, HE WAS JUST A GOOD FRIEND AND HAD A GOOD HEART.
KENNY KAYE/MOBILE HOME PARK OWNER: I LIKED HIM, HE'D BEEN HELPING ME OUT FOR ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS NOW AND HE WAS A PRETTY LIKABLE FELLOW.))
[SUPER=01-Wanda Harris/Neighbor; :00 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Kenny Kaye/Mobile Home Park Owner; :05]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=likable fellow]
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[VO-NAT]

Kenny Kaye owns the mobile home park where Streeter had been doing maintenance work.
He says he let Streeter stay in the trailer rent free for the past few days, because he didn't have a place to live.

(------------)[11Art-Museum]

A major new development is in the works for downtown Roanoke.
City officials and civic leaders have outlined a 30- million dollar project that would combine a new art museum with an Imax Theater.
Joe Dashiell has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=By combining two projects into one]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :05]
[SUPER=@Bowers; :10]
[SUPER=01-Jenny Taubman/Arts & Sciences Foundation; :45]
[SUPER=@Joe1; :55]
[RUNS=1:09]
[OUT Q=Joe D News 7 Roanoke]

((By combining the two projects into one, supporters hope to boost tourism in downtown Roanoke and improve the region's cultural life at the same time.
[SOT 15:15:35]
[IN Q=Just as the biomed]
((JUST AS THE BIOMED CENTER WHICH WAS JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IS A MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AN AREA OF OUR CITY, I SUBMIT TO YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BY ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AND THE WESTERN VA. FOUNDATION IS ANOTHER MAGICAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL LEAD TO THE TRUE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS GREAT CITY.))
[RUNS= :21]
[OUT Q=of this great city.]

Members of City Council voted to endorse the concept, and they committed four million dollars of city money to the project.
The museum and theater would be located on the site of the Hunter Viaduct... now a parking lot between Billy's Ritz and the railroad tracks.
[SOT 15:16:08]
[IN Q=This day]
((THIS DAY MARKS THE FIRST MAJOR STEP OF A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ART MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=the city of Roanoke.]
[STANDUP CLOSE]
Supporters say that together the Art Museum and the Imax theater will attract more visitors than they could individually.
They believe the project will bring between 400- and 500- thousand visitors a year into downtown Roanoke.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

[Rocker]

Atlanta pitcher John Rocker has been sent down to the minors.
The move comes one day after Rocker angrily threatened the reporter who wrote the story in which he spoke against gays, minorities and foreigners.
He was optioned to the Braves' Triple-A club in Richmond.
Byron Pitts has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Murcer/NY Yankees Radio Announcer; :45]
[SUPER=01-Tom Glavine/Atlanta Braves; :55]
[SUPER=01-Brian Jordan/Atlanta Braves; :59]
[SUPER=01-Terence Moore/Atlanta Journal-Constitution; 1:15]
[SUPER=01-Byron Pitts/Reporting; 1:23]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=Byron Pitts, CBS News, Atlanta.]
((
With an arm like an oak tree - and a sniper's aim -- no has ever
questioned John Rocker's talent It's his temper and his temperment
that has 'baseball's newest 'bad boy' in trouble AGAIN.
He's the pitcher New Yorker's love to hate....
NATSOT RADIO CALER
'I THINK THAT ROCKER DOESN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TIME LEFT IN THIS TOWN....'
.... but today even loyal Atlanta Braves fans lit up the phone lines
... to unload on Rocker.
NATSOT
IT'S JOHN ROCKER PITCHING A FIT. IT'S JOHN ROCKER BEING A BABY. IT'S
JOHN
ROCKER FLAT OUT BEING A PUNK.'HE'S A PUNK! JUST A PUNK!

Over the weekend before a home game -- Rocker allegedly shouted
obsenities and threatened this Sports Illustrated writer. The same
reporter who wrote of Rocker's disdain for foreigners, gays, minorities
AND New Yorkers.

Four witnesses say Rocker's attack was unprovoked.
SOT/Bobby Murcer, NY Yankees radio announcer
THE BEST WAY I COULD DESCRIBE IT IS A PLAYER GETTING INTO AN UMPIRES
FACE.. that same type of discussion.,'

Discussing John Rocker -- is a topic -- his teammates are tired of.
SOT Tom Glavin
YOU KNOW I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
SOT/Brian Jordan
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PLAY THIS GAME BUT EVERY TIME YOU HEAR ONE GUY ON
YOUR TEAM BEING A CANCER. TIME AND TIME AGAIN IT'S GONNA EVENTUALLY TAKE
AN EFFECT!

Sports Columnist Terrence Moore has covered the braves for 15
-years.
SOT Terence Moore, ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
THIS GUY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST JERKS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. AND
HE'S EN
ROUTE TO BEING THE BIGGEST JERK IN THE HISTORY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
IF THE BRAVES ALLOW HIM TO BY DOING NOTHING.
STANDUP CLOSE:
Rocker was suspended for his comments in Sports Illustrated. But few
here believe the Braves or Major League Baseball will do much more....
as long as their troubled pitcher .... can still throw a terrifying
95mph
fastball.
Byron Pitts, CBS NEWS - ATLANTA.))

THIS WASHINGTON STATE COUPLES FIGHT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR
GRANDCHILDREN HAS ENDED WITH A BLOW TO GRANDPARENTS NATION-WIDE. GARY
AND JENIFER TROXEL WANTED TO SEE MORE OF THEIR TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS. BUT
THE GIRLS' MOTHER SAID THEY ALREADY HAD PLENTY OF VISITATION. SO, UNDER
WASHINGTON STATE LAW, THE TROXELS GOT A COURT ORDER. BUT, THE SUPREME
COURT STRUCK DOWN THE LAW, SAYING THAT STATES HAVE NO RIGHT TO STEP IN
WHEN PARENTS ARE GIVING ADEQUATE CARE TO THEIR CHILDREN.
SOT - GARY TROXEL, GRANDFATHER)

VIRTUALLY EVERY SINGLE STATE HAS PROVISIONS FOR GRANDPARENTS TO GO TO
COURT, IF NECESSARY, TO SEE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN - AND WHILE THE
COUNTRYS HIGHEST COURT FOUND ONLY WASHINGTON STATES LAW TO BE TOO
BROAD - AT LEAST ONE FAMILY ATTORNEY WHO's ARGUED ON THE SIDE OF
GRANDPARENTS BELIEVES THIS DECISION COULD HAVE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS.
SOT - RAOUL FELDER/FAMILY ATTORNEY - It sounds very good, parents should
decide what happens to children, but you know many times we step in, the
courts step in, the law steps in, legal guardian step in, so there's
nothing unusual about the courts protecting grandparents, but they're
not going to do that any more.
BUT LOOK AT IT FROM REANN GUILLOTS POINT OF VIEW IN-LAWS SHE SAYS
WERE NOT INVOLVED IN HER CHILDRENS LIVES - WENT TO COURT AND WON
VISITATION RIGHTS AFTER HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND DIED.
SOT - REANNE GUILLOT/MOTHER - EARLY SHOW TAPE - 8:48:32 - It will be the
start of the destruction of the family, when the parents no longer have
the say so in what happens to their kids.
NOW WHAT THE SUPREME COURT HAS DECIDED COULD KEEP HER AND MANY OTHER
PARENTS LIKE HER IN CHARGE - THE QUESTION IS WILL IT ALSO KEEP KIDS AND
THEIR GRANDPARENTS APART.
BH, CBS NEWS, NY
)

[11Local-Reax]

You might remember a similar case that went before the Virginia Supreme Court back in 19-98, where the grandparents of a seven-year old sued for the right to visit the child.
But the VIRGINIA Supreme court ruled against the grandparents.
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[VO-NAT]
[4:30 CBS FEED]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]

And with yesterday's ruling from the U-S Supreme Court, some fear the decision will hurt grandparents rights.
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[SOT 14:15:40]
[INQ=of course parents]
((WESLEY WILSON/GRANDPARENT: OF COURSE PARENTS HAVE RIGHTS TO THEIR CHILDREN BUT JUST CAN'T IMAGINE ARBITRARILY SAYING NO YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR GRANDPARENTS UNLESS THE GRANDPARENTS WERE UNFIT THEMSELVES.))
((SUZANNE BELL/PARENT: IF THE GRAND PARENTS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB IN RAISING THOSE CHILDREN THEN YES THEY WOULD PLAY A VITAL PART IN SEEING THESE GRANDCHILDREN AND HELPING THEM GROW.))
[SUPER=01-Wesley Wilson/Grandparent; :00]
[SUPER=01-Suzanne Bell/Parent; :12]
[RUNS=25]
[OUTQ=helping them grow.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The president of the Children's Rights Council says the ruling could mean grandparents will have a tougher time winning visitation rights.

[11City-Council]

City hall will soon bear the name of The Reverend Noel Taylor.
Taylor served on Roanoke City Council for more than 20 years.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

A committee made that recommendation, and yesterday city council approved the tribute to Roanoke's longtime mayor.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=He was such an outstanding human being]
((JIMMY HARVEY: OUTSTANDING HUMAN BEING, SUCH A GREAT LEADER OF THIS CITY, AND DESERVES EXACTLY WHAT COUNCIL JUST DID FOR HIM.))
((ALL HOLLAND: HE WAS THE TYPE OF MAN WHO WOULD LAUGH OFTEN AND WORK HARD. AND HE TRIED TO LEAVE THE WORLD JUST A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE DAY HE MET IT.))
((ELIZABETH BOWLES: HE JUST REALLY LOVED THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF ROANOKE AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GIVE THAT TRIBUTE TO HIM.))
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Harvey/Former Council Member; :00]
[SUPER=01-Al Holland/Committee Chairman; :11]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Bowles/Former Council Member; :21]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=that tribute to him.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

City council has also commissioned a portrait of Taylor that will hang in the lobby of the Municipal Building.
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/Pev]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
Investigators say they do NOT suspect foul play in the death of a Floyd County man who died over the weekend.
Authorities have NOT confirmed the man's identity but neighbors say he was 44 year old Brian Streeter.
Streeter was found dead Sunday inside a burning mobile home.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

City officials and civic leaders have outlined a 30- million dollar project that would combine a new art museum with an Imax Theater in downtown Roanoke.
Members of City Council voted to endorse the concept, and they committed four million dollars of city money to the project.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

The Reverend Noel Taylor served on Roanoke City Council for more than 20 years, and soon city hall will bear his name.
A committee made that recommendation, and yesterday city council approved the tribute to Roanoke's longtime mayor.